2nd Semester Assignments for 2011-2012

Tuesday, January 10
Start chapter 6-Motion in 2D
Projectile Motion-Horizontal Launches
examples: p150 1-3 (and impact angle)
Lab-Projectile Motion-horizontal launches
HW p165 51,52,58

Thursday, January 12
Projectile Motion-Launched at an Angle
examples: p165 57; p867 1; p152 4 (solve for velocity)
Lab-Projectile motion-launched at an angle
HW p152 6; p165 60

Monday, January 16 - NO School (MLK Day)

Tuesday, January 17
analysis-Robbie Knievel Building to Building Jump
click here for the Travis Pastrana building to building backflip video-this was very close!

Thursday, January 19
analysis-Robbie Maddison Las Vegas Jump

Monday, January 23
analysis-Evel Knievel jumps

Wednesday, January 25
Circular Motion
Ex p156 20; p166 62; p 167 79; and a flat curve with friction
Lab-Circular motion with Hot wheels
HW-worksheet:Circular Motion
Read chapter 7 (Can he Swing from a Thread?-Centripetal Acceleration) of "The Physics of Superheroes"

Friday, January 27
Vertical Circles
handout-Vertical Circular Motion Examples and Homework
examples: problems 1,2,6(a,b),8 from handout
HW-problems 3-5,7 from handout
video analysis of Steve Trotter's Pendulum Swing

Tuesday, January 31
review chapter 6
Quiz on chapter 7 of "The Physics of Superheroes"

Thursday, February 2
test on chapter 6

Monday, February 6
start chapter 9-Momentum
impulse/momentum
conservation of momentum
examples p233 4,5
examples p238 14,15,17,18
examples p240 19,21
HW p251 66,70,72,73,90
Lab-Conservation of Momentum
read chapter 3 from "The Physics of Superheroes" and be prepared for a quiz

Wednesday, February 8
2D Collisions
examples p243 23-25
HW p871 10-12 (chap 9)
HW - "Investigating a Meteor Impact" - due Feb. 16
here is the website needed to do the activity: Asteroid Impact Effects
information about the potential Earth-impacting asteroid named Apophis can be found here: http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/apophis/
Asteroid 2011 AG5 (potential Earth-impact in 2040) - read about it here: NASA Asteroid Watch
video-Asteroid Apocalypse

Friday, February 10
Quiz - chapter 3 from "The Physics of Superheroes"
video analysis of "Armageddon"

Tuesday, February 14
finish "Armageddon" analysis and review for test

Thursday, February 16
due today-Investigating a Meteor Impact
Test for chapter 9

Monday, February 20-NO School (Presidents' Day)

Tuesday, February 21
start chapter 14-Vibrations and Waves
Hooke's Law, Potential Energy of Springs, Pendulums
examples p397 70,73,92,88,95
examples p380 challenge problem
HW p397 74,94,98,99
Lab-Pendulum (p392)

Thursday, February 23
Wave Properties
examples p398 75,77,80,91
HW p398 78,81,82,83; p876 8,9

Monday, February 27
start chapter 15-Sound
Loudness/decibels, Doppler Effect
examples: click this link- Intensity and Decibel Scale web lesson
video clip of sound as a weapon: sound weapon web link
examples-worksheet: Sound Intensity and dB (numbers 32, 34, 35, 39, 41 (1 W/m^2), 43)
classwork p425 60-67 all (due today) - if a problem talks about sound pressure, replace "pressure" with "intensity"
Lab-Sound Intensity and Distance (click to use this white noise generator as our constant sound source)

Wednesday, February 29
Physics of Music (standing waves on strings and in pipes)
Standing Waves on Strings: http://www.physicsclassroom.com/Class/sound/U11l5b.cfm
Standing Waves in an Open Pipe: http://www.physicsclassroom.com/Class/sound/U11L5c.cfm
Standing Waves in a Closed Pipe: http://www.physicsclassroom.com/Class/sound/U11L5d.cfm
HW worksheet
Lab-Standing Waves in a Pipe

Friday, March 2
review chapter 15

Tuesday, March 6
Test chapter 15

Thursday, March 8
Start chapter 17-Reflection and Mirrors
PowerPoint on Mirrors
HW p480 62,66,67,71
Ray Diagram Worksheets
Lab-Mirrors

Monday, March 12
Chapter 18-Refraction and Lenses
HW p510 90,91,100
Lab-Lenses

Wednesday, March 14
review and Test for chapters 17-18

Friday, March 16
Special Relativity-Energy
Relativity resources
HW worksheet "Relativistic Energy Homework"
video-Trinity and Beyond
read chapters 11, and 21-23, and the Afterward from the book "The Physics of Superheroes"-these chapters will appear on the final
Redbull Stratos 13 mile skydive test jump on 3-15-2012

Tuesday, March 20
finish video
more Special Relativity (Length Contraction and Time Dilation)
HW worksheet "Relativistic Length Contraction and Time Dilation Homework"

Thursday, March 22
Magic Mountain Calibration and Ride-Analysis Practice Measurements

Friday, March 23 - NO School (Bishop's holiday)

Monday, March 26 - NO School (Bishop's holiday)

Wednesday, March 28 - ITED Testing (all grades)

Thursday, March 29
Magic Mountain PowerPoint and Ride Packet Preview

Friday, March 30 - Magic Mountain Field Trip
All Physics and AP Physics students
9:30am to 6:30pm
go to your first period class today

Monday, April 2
do calculations with Magic Mountain Ride Packet Data or work on the Roller Coaster Design Project
both are due Tuesday, April 17

Wednesday, April 4 - Early Dismissal
General Relativity/Black Holes
video-Black Holes:the Ultimate Abyss

Science Expo paper due Tuesday, April 17 (5 pages plus a bibliography-use MLA format)
submit your 5 page paper (plus bibliography) to turnitin.com
obtain login info in class

Thursday, April 5 - Sunday, April 15 (NO School-Easter Vacation)

Saturday, April 14, 2012
physics behind the Titanic sinking (100 yrs ago tonight)
Titanic info from National Geographic

Tuesday, April 17
Science Expo Judging (EVERYTHING about your project is due today: poster board, experiment, paper)
submit your 5 page paper (plus bibliography) to turnitin.com
obtain login info in class

Thursday, April 19
video-Black Holes

Friday, April 20 - Science Expo
all students will present their projects in the gym during their class period

Tuesday, April 24
video: Hawking's Universe
video: The Universe: Light Speed

Thursday, April 26
video-"Einstein Revealed"

read chapters 11, and 21-23, and the Afterward from the book "The Physics of Superheroes"-these chapters will appear on the final

Monday, April 30
finish Einstein video
video-"BBC History of WWII:Hiroshima"-will get through ~first 42 minutes

Wednesday, May 2
finish "Hiroshima"
video-"The Manhattan Project" -will get through ~ first 25 minutes
a real-life teenage nuclear scientist
a Popular Science article about the same nuclear teenager

Friday, May 4
continue with "The Manhattan Project" -will get up to ~ 1 hr 35 min mark

Tuesday, May 8
finish "Manhattan Project" -have about 20 minutes left
Quantum Mechanics/String Theory PowerPoint
video-"The Elegant Universe" -will get through ~first 28 minutes

Thursday, May 10
continue with "The Elegant Universe"

Monday, May 14
finish "The Elegant Universe"

Wednesday, May 16
special topics in physics

Friday, May 18
special topics in physics

Monday, May 21 - special schedule

Wednesday, May 23
senior final in class (juniors will also take it in class today)

Friday, May 25 - last day of class
special topics in physics